Yes, you can do that: "Damn, he's astute!" or "Damn, is he astute!" (I'd probably use a comma). The emphatic use should not be confused with the use of "damn" to express annoyance: "Damn! He's

Commas are overused. A good writer only uses commas when /he/she wants readers to hear the intonation curves in his/her writing. Do you agree?

I suppose it could be correct as two different things are dealt with in the list, subjects and a person. If it was: "I'm interested in science, maths, geography and in history", then it wouldn't sound right to me. Hi, really? I

Hello to all, I believe that to learn English depends of the interest of individual and depending of the English knowledge you wanted to learn. like for instance, if you want to speak English all you have to do is to listen very carefully to

aybe it's more important to consider the intonation of the first part, rather than of the tag. I think the tag is said with a "typical" intonation for a tag, but the first part is not the same as a "typical" statement. To my ear, all of the

Heh, complex sentences... I could never have imagined <--- at that time. In the past. Now I can, because I saw that feast. I could never imagine <--- I can't imagine that... <-- This doesn't make much sense, but it depends what you really

1. 'There are other problems, too.' 2. 'There are other problems too.' I would find a slight difference between the two versions. In #1, the intonation (descending from "other" to "problems") and the pause before "either" would suggest

To put it another way, I'd like to say and write sentences like these: Such perverse desires! Often you need to consider too many variables to be able to solve a problem in a reasonable time. OK Often, you need to consider too many

1a - It is difficult to know what that means exactly. <--- I think it's ok, not sure though. OK . 2a - It is difficult to know what that means, exactly. I wouldn't punctuate it this way. 3a - It is difficult to know what that exactly

<6. Where did she go shopping at Macy's? (No comma, no pause, with rising intonation at the end as for a yes-no question)> For me, that has the same function as a falling-intonation tag question. The speaker assumes the answer to be as he